Steve Ford (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Derek Ford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1959[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Shoreham-by-Sea, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 2025 (aged 66) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Lewes | ||
| 1981–1982 | Stoke City | 2 | (0) |
| Stafford Rangers | |||
| AEL Limassol | |||
| Finn Harps | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Derek Ford (17 February 1959 – 20 December 2025) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Career
Ford was born in Shoreham-by-Sea and played amateur football with local side Lewes where he was a prolific goalscorer, scoring 35 times in 1980–81 which led to him being given a contract by First Division side Stoke City in 1981.[1] He made two appearances for the club towards the end of the 1981–82 season. He left for Stafford Rangers and later played abroad for Cypriot club AEL Limassol and Irish club Finn Harps. In 1990 he joined Brighton & Hove Albion to help set up their football in the community programme a role he held for 23 years. He went on to work for Millwall, Sussex County Cricket Club, Grace Eyre Foundation as well as building an international soccer programme in the United States.[3]
Death
Ford died on 20 December 2025 at the age of 66.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1981–82 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Steve Ford". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Tributes paid as former Stoke City forward dies at 66". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 22 December 2025.